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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Simon Coyle

Man tried to sell the house he was renting in 'almost unbelievable' crime

A man tried to sell the house he was renting in an 'almost unbelievable' crime.

Andrew Smith, 41, has now been jailed for two-and-a half years after an innocent buyer almost parted with more than £400,000.

Smith began was renting the three-bed home in Cambridge in February 2020 - and less than two weeks after receiving the keys it appeared for sale online via a fake estate agent company.

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